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When can i stop poking or injecting?

Gabrielle_Tai

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185
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Just annoy a bit by all those poking just to take my glucose reading. 6-8 times a day and 4-5 injection a day my finger and tummy just cannot take it anymore. Just two months i already fed up and if i live up to 70 years old mean i need to poke and inject for another 55 years.........
 
Hopefully soon they might bring out that sensor on the nhs so u literally just scan a patch on your arm with a device and it reads your blood sugar! Also have you asked about having a pump fitted!?? The finger pricks don’t bother me anymore although my finger tips are full of finger pricks and mayb going slightly numb
 
Hi, i do not think my country(Malaysia) cover the cost of a CGM or a pump. My doctor already ask me to consider getting a Omnipod and a Dex G4/G5 but the cost is very high here. My parents are willing to paid for it if i cannot take it anymore but i do not want to burden them.
 
Hi. We are all different but I wonder if 6-8 finger-pricks a day is really needed - my average is 2-3? Are you carb-counting?
 
I usually do 4 injections and 4 finger pokes a day. Sometimes 1-2 more. It's a pretty painless disease actually. Try rheumatoid arthritis. Ulcerative colitis, Crohns's disease.
 

Big hugs, my dear! This is a most annoying condition especially at your age. Deep breath! You cannot give in. You are now a warrior. Be determined. Are you being supported by a good health care team? Excuse my ignorance of the Malaysian healthcare system. As regards the long life ahead enduring this regime many other members of this forum have lived with T1 from childhood well into their old age with far more rigid regime. Have a good rant, have a good cry just don’t give in! Life has changed but it’s still life. X
 
I think my doctor ask me to pokes more because my glucose reading is a bit unstable and my reading can different a lot between the hour. For example when i wake up i got a reading of 5.9 mol but after 2 hour it at 7.9 mol and 4 hours later it can be at 3.2 mol so i need to poke more. My doctor did tell me i will need less reading when i learn how to handle my disease. I think it may cause by my honeymoon (just my quess).
 

Get yourself a FreeStyle Libre Pro
 
Daibell said:
Hi. We are all different but I wonder if 6-8 finger-pricks a day is really needed - my average is 2-3? Are you carb-counting?
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How do you do that? When not on a libre I have to check waking up, before going to bed, before taking insulin to decide how much to take (about 4-5 times a day), after most meals to see if I injected the right amount and decide to correct with insulin or food, before and during driving a car and extra when doing hard work/exercize, when having a hypo and when ill. Does your diabetes behave the same every day? Mine does funny things, and I wouldn't dare take insulin without knowing what my bs is. I'm genuinely interested, so please don't read this as criticism, it isn't
And Gabrielle_Tai, I hope things will get easier for you!
 
TheBigNewt said:
I usually do 4 injections and 4 finger pokes a day. Sometimes 1-2 more. It's a pretty painless disease actually. Try rheumatoid arthritis. Ulcerative colitis, Crohns's disease.
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Gabrielle_Tai is 15 and diagnosed 2 months ago! Let’s keep this in perspective. Normal life has completely changed. Think tea, sympathy and useful advice.
 
I think we need to also be aware that we arent talking about NHS here... Malaysia has different processes for medical care.

Please, from an oldie, things do get better. Things have changed so much in 50 years and your future is bright and diabetes treatment etc is changing and most importantly, improving....

Keep with it and despite these tears, please keep up with pokes and jabs...

Your parents will want to look after you. You wont be a burden. Parents always want the best for their children... xx
 
There is some good news. It turns into a routine and there are some tricks. Injections become really easy, well for me at least. Initially I had real trouble with especially the injections. In 12 months you will look back and think what was all the fuss about. I still find the finger prick annoying, mainly because my fingers get sore over time, however I haven't stabbed my finger for weeks due to the Libre, hopefully with more competition the cgm's will come down in price. Even companies like Apple are working on devices. All the T1's here have there done that or just behind you. I would be surprised if you are poking or jabbing in another 5 years. I'm not talking about that ever illusive cure just a few years away, but more and more technology is coming out making life easier and better for us. Hopefully prices will start to drop, I know pumps have remained stubbornly high.
 

Gabriella,

You are a very thoughtful young lady and I am sure that you are never a burden to your parents. My children are grown up with their own children and are always in my thoughts. I am ready to support them whenever they need it.

Your blood sugar levels will be easier to manage as you learn how the foods that you eat affect your blood sugar level. Your activity levels also affect your blood sugars. So far your blood sugar readings are quite good but the 3.2 is in hypo territory. If I had 3.2 after 4 hours I would remember to inject slightly less for that meal the next time I eat the same meal. I would not consider 7.9 at 2 hours to be too high. For me, the important reading is at 4 hours which shows how well the insulin has worked.

We have all been through what you are now experiencing and are happy to offer hints and tips on how we handle diabetes.
 
Gabriella

Dont forget as well, there are a lot of T1's here who have had diabetes 25-60 years and we arent all fat! I'm a UK size 8-10 and diabetes hasnt caused me to be a burden to anybody. I have lived totally normally besides needing injections and testing..

Its the warmth of your inner self and thoughts that people will like or dislike. Not the fact that you jab or poke. Maintaining a zest for life is important and not letting this illness overwhelm you with thinkiing that you are a burden or negativity.

You are still your parents beautiful daughter. You are still able to eat and drink as you please (try to keep it healthy though) and just learn to carb count and change insulin doses accurately...
 
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